windshield
noun
wind·shield
ˈwin(d)-ˌshēld 
: a transparent screen (as of glass) that protects the occupants of a vehicle
especially
: one in front of the occupants
Examples of windshield in a Sentence
The car had a damaged windshield.
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The injured boy told a responding deputy that Metz shot him in the face through the windshield of his car, the sheriff's office said.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2024
Standing nearby was Metz, the man the victim accused of shooting him in the face through the windshield of his car.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2024
Young then turns her steering wheel and appears to inch the vehicle forward slowly, at which point Grubb fires one shot into the car windshield.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 15 Aug. 2024
The blast shattered the Verizon van’s windshield and set off its airbags.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2024
Standing nearby was Metz, the man the victim accused of shooting him in the face through the windshield of his car.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2024
Young then turns her steering wheel and appears to inch the vehicle forward slowly, at which point Grubb fires one shot into the car windshield.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 15 Aug. 2024
The blast shattered the Verizon van’s windshield and set off its airbags.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Windshield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windshield. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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windshield
noun
wind·shield
ˈwin(d)-ˌshēld
: a clear screen (as of glass) in front of the riders of a vehicle
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